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Active sort of ruminant alongside river (4)

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I believe the answer is:

doer

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'active sort' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'ruminant alongside river' is the wordplay.
'ruminant' becomes 'doe' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'alongside' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'doe'+'r'='DOER'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for doer that I've seen before include "energetic person?" , "Achiever" , "Active type" , "agent" , "Person who acts" .)

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